Protein

latlyons
latlyons Posts: 3 Member
edited December 3 in Getting Started
What percentage of protein do we need vs percentage of fat. Mine is usually 20% protein and 75% fat. I want to be sure this is ok. Thanks!!

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  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    I get 25% protein, 35% fat
  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,562 Member
    edited August 2016
    It's up to you. Think more in terms of the number of grams you're getting then adjust your percentages accordingly (in 5% increments). Generally .8 grams per pound of lean body mass is the minimum, up to 1 gram per pound of body weight.
  • RuNaRoUnDaFiEld
    RuNaRoUnDaFiEld Posts: 5,864 Member
    TavistockToad wrote: »
    I get 25% protein, 35% fat

    This ^^
  • latlyons
    latlyons Posts: 3 Member
    I am on keto by the way.
  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 34,607 Member
    malibu927 wrote: »
    It's up to you. Think more in terms of the number of grams you're getting then adjust your percentages accordingly (in 5% increments). Generally .8 grams per pound of lean body mass is the minimum, up to 1 gram per pound of body weight.

    Yes, that.

    An easier way to approximate that may be .6-.8g per pound of a healthy goal weight, if you find it difficult to estimate lean body mass (there are calculators out there, BTW).

    A bit of extra protein won't hurt a healthy person in any case.
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